sedge

[ sej ]

/ sɛdʒ /

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noun

any rushlike or grasslike plant of the sedge family, predominantly of the genus Carex, most species of which grow in wetlands.

siege (def. 5).

Origin of sedge

First recorded before 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg; akin to saw¹; presumably so named from its sawlike edges

Words nearby sedge

Sedecias, se defendendo, sedentary, Seder, sederunt, sedge, sedged, sedge family, sedge fly, Sedgemoor, sedge warbler

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Example sentences from the Web for sedge

"Cheery little thing," was Bindle's summing up of the gloomy Mrs. Sedge.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins
There seemed no place to escape to and Bucks, creeping through the sedge grass, got back to his key and called the despatcher.
The Mountain Divide|Frank H. Spearman
The walls are made of grass and sedge roots, together with spatter-docks and bur-reeds.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham
Near the border of this sedge, and in a part of it that was thin, a flock of wild fowl was diving and feeding.
The Young Voyageurs|Mayne Reid

On either hand, meadows and orchards bordered, with a margin of sedge and water flowers, upon the river.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for sedge

sedge

/ (sɛdʒ) /

noun

any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets

any other plant of the family Cyperaceae

Derived forms of sedge

sedgy, adjective

Word Origin for sedge

Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw 1

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释义	sedge [ sej ] / sɛdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sedge ON THESAURUS.COM noun any rushlike or grasslike plant of the sedge family, predominantly of the genus Carex, most species of which grow in wetlands. siege (def. 5). Origin of sedge First recorded before 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg; akin to saw¹; presumably so named from its sawlike edges Words nearby sedge Sedecias, se defendendo, sedentary, Seder, sederunt, sedge, sedged, sedge family, sedge fly, Sedgemoor, sedge warbler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sedge "Cheery little thing," was Bindle's summing up of the gloomy Mrs. Sedge. Adventures of Bindle\|Herbert George Jenkins There seemed no place to escape to and Bucks, creeping through the sedge grass, got back to his key and called the despatcher. The Mountain Divide\|Frank H. Spearman The walls are made of grass and sedge roots, together with spatter-docks and bur-reeds. In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham Near the border of this sedge, and in a part of it that was thin, a flock of wild fowl was diving and feeding. The Young Voyageurs\|Mayne Reid On either hand, meadows and orchards bordered, with a margin of sedge and water flowers, upon the river. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for sedge sedge / (sɛdʒ) / noun any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets any other plant of the family Cyperaceae Derived forms of sedge sedgy, adjective Word Origin for sedge Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sedge thicket, scrub, shrubbery, undergrowth, grove, cover, coppice, hedge, copse, dingle, underwood, brushwood, fern, gorse, bracken, spinney, chaparral, boscage
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sedge

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